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No. 288,364. Patented Nov.v 13,1883'.

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'UNITED STATES :JOSEPH T. EAMSEY, 0E HELENA, ARKANSAS.

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PATENT OFFICE. i

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 288,364, dated November 1e, 1883.

Application sied May s, wsa. (No :finden To 0055 whom t may concern:

i Beit known that I, JOSEPH TEIMELE RAM- sEY, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Helena, in the county of i Phillips and 'State ofArkansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neck-Yokes, of

sists in certain peculiarities of construction.

which -will be hereinafter more fully set forth'l In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to avail themselves of its benefits, I will now proceed to describe its construction, referring to the `accompanying drawings, in Whichi Figure 1 iS a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of one end thereof, somewhat` enlarged; and Fig. 3 is a `vertical section of the center casting `or eye.

A represents the yoke, which is preferably formed in two parts, riveted together at their outer ends, as represented inthe drawings, and bent apart in the center, where it is pro vided with a block or casting, b, placed between the two parts of the yoke. is made of Lmalleable iron, brass, rubber, orA anyother suitable material, and is formed with grooves in its upper and under edges, as seen in Fig. 3, in which rest the two parts of the yoke. In addition to these grooves, thevblock and yoke are strengthened and iirmly held` topassing` through bothyoke and block. The block b is furnished with a central opening, d, for the passage of the tongue or pole of the This blockA its forward side, as seen at f f, to enable the `yoke to have a free motion in all directions and yield to themovement of the animals. .It will also be seen thatthe opening passes through the block at a slight angle.v

It is obvious that, if desired, this yoke, i11- stead of being constructed in two pieces, as

described, may be made ofV one `piece formed vehicle. This opening is laredoutward at with a longitudinal slit, which may be sprung` i apart in the center for the admission of the block or eye.

In theneckfyoke as ordinarily used, having` a leather eye, it is found that this eye is apt togiye way at critical moments, endangering` the life of persons and animals, and causing much damage to the vehicle; but ayoke con-` structed as I have described is strong and durable, very light, and economical in construction and use. Y

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

, The combination,with trussedyoke A, sprung apart at its center, of the block b, `secured by rivets c @,and `formed with grooved uppenand under edges, and an opening or eye passing through it at a slight incline, and having a daring outer end, substantially as and for the purpose Set forth. i

In testimony whereof I my signature in p I presence of two witnesses. gether by means of two boltsor rivets, c c,

JOSEPH TRIMBLE RAMSEY. Witnesses:

M. T; SANDERS, 1 JAMES P. CLARKE.` 

